Callista Gingrich Nominated With The Aid Of President Trump As Ambassador To The Vatican

Newt Gingrich is one of President Trump’s strongest supporters, and Callista Gingrich may well be seen by Vatican authorities as carrying her husband’s political clout.
She carried on an affair with Newt Gingrich for several years while he was still married to another woman, and their relationship troubled many conservative Christians.
Callista Gingrich was raised in Wisconsin as a Catholic, but attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, on a music scholarship.
Callista Gingrich Nominated As Ambassador To The VaticanEnlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty ImagesPresident Trump’s choice to represent the United States at the Vatican, Callista Gingrich, has one especially prominent achievement as a Catholic: She is responsible for her husband, former House speaker Newt Gingrich, converting to Roman Catholicism in 2009.
Trump’s choice of Callista Gingrich to serve as U.S.